Oh my, I really aren't prepared to retire the x-stroke at all!
Regardless of a stones width, I will use the x-stroke, as the edge of the hone closest to your hand is where everything is at
That is the area where the most control can be had, and the bevel really felt thru the hand.
Getting an evenly distributed pressure on a bevel throughout the whole lenght of the blade is not easy, sometimes even quite impossible, at least with a degree of control and feel. IMHO that is

No, the X-stroke will remain the pillar of my honing regardless of stones width, no doubt about that!